Hadn't seen the Dali Lama, but there were plenty of poopin Obamas and Queens the last time I was in Barcelona. And the ubiquitous banners and signs reminding people that poooping in public would land you in jail.

The little characters have a story, something about going along with nativity scenes or the like. [Un?]fortunately I was paying much more attention to the "scenery" and didn't catch much of the explanation.